lovenovelstory Chapter 6: Annihilation of the Kameda Company, Expanding it into a Reinforced Company
Chapter 6: Annihilation of the Kameda Company, Expanding it into a Reinforced Company
Why did the enemy counterattack?
What gives them the right to retaliate?
We are the elite 9th Division of the Imperial Japanese Army, and we were actually counterattacked by this ragtag group of troops who seemed to have crawled out of some mountain ravine!?
Beyond shock, Kameda felt even more anger, as if he had been offended and desecrated.
"Whoosh!!!"
The samurai sword was drawn, its blade gleaming coldly, and it had been stained with blood.
The blood of the Chinese people.
"kill!!!!"
With a roar, Kameda personally led the charge.
Li Jianghe led his troops in a frontal breakthrough.
The hand grenades were like a door knocker, blowing the Japanese soldiers senseless and causing heavy casualties.
The rear 24 heavy machine guns continuously suppressed the Japanese troops on the flanks and rear, while two 37mm anti-tank guns bombarded the Japanese rear firing positions.
The Japanese squad ahead was wiped out in the blink of an eye, leaving only a dozen or so men.
Li Jianghe used his bayonet to knock a Japanese soldier to the ground, his heart pounding.
Killing Japanese soldiers at a distance has a completely different feel from killing them in close combat.
Especially when the bayonet pierced the Japanese soldier's heart, the gushing blood, warm and full of life, splashed onto his cheek.
Just then, a shout of battle rang out; it was Japanese reinforcements.
The leader, holding a samurai sword high, was surrounded by many soldiers as they charged towards them.
At this moment, it was time for hand-to-hand combat, and the Japanese soldiers dared not fire into the battle, fearing friendly fire.
However, the heavy machine guns deployed by Li Jianghe on the flanks and rear could fire beyond their range.
"Da da da!!!"
Machine gun fire sealed off the street, and the thirty-odd Japanese reinforcements were wiped out in the blink of an eye.
The remaining soldiers hid in a side alley, only able to maneuver through the darkness on the flank.
However, this delayed the best time, and by the time Kameda led his men around, there were not many Japanese soldiers left on the main battlefield.
"kill!!!!"
But this Japanese officer did not choose to retreat; instead, he raised his samurai sword and charged forward.
The soldiers of the Third Company were covered in blood, their eyes bloodshot, having long forgotten their fear of death.
Without Li Jianghe issuing any orders, everyone roared forward.
Bayonets clashed, and the shouts of soldiers mingled together, filling the street with a cacophony of sounds.
A Japanese soldier detonated a grenade, then embraced the soldiers of the Third Company and perished together.
Some soldiers from the Third Company bravely pressed down on the grenades with their bodies, ending their young lives amidst the deafening explosion.
Li Jianghe was also in the midst of the fighting until he encountered Kameda, whose katana was different from that of ordinary sergeants.
Although his uniform was the same as that of an ordinary Japanese soldier, Li Jianghe recognized him at a glance as a Japanese commander.
Kameda was also watching Li Jianghe closely. He realized that the young man in front of him was likely the enemy commander.
"Baka!!!"
With a roar, Kameda raised his katana and charged at Li Jianghe.
"kill!!!"
Li Jianghe also roared, raised his Mauser rifle, and decisively pulled the trigger.
"Bang!!!!"
With a gunshot, Kameda's body was instantly pierced by a 7.92mm bullet.
He looked at Li Jianghe in disbelief, never expecting this man to lack martial ethics.
In this thrilling, real-man battle, instead of engaging in hand-to-hand combat, choose to pull the trigger.
Despicable, utterly despicable!!
Shameless! Utterly shameless!!
Li Jianghe didn't care about martial ethics; he only remembered that ancient saying.
"Seven steps away, the gun is fast."
Within seven paces, the gun is both accurate and fast.
At that moment, another shout of battle rang out.
Lieutenant Liu, leading the guard platoon, has already charged over.
The soldiers in these guard platoons were generally equipped with the "flower machine gun," which is the domestically produced version of the MP18 Bergmann submachine gun.
"Da da da!!!"
Upon seeing the Japanese soldiers, they decisively pulled the trigger, knocking down one Japanese soldier after another who tried to fight with bayonets.
When the Japanese soldiers realized something was wrong, the remaining personnel quickly retreated.
But at that moment, Lin Yongzhi, who was on the flank and rear, also led his troops over and blocked the retreat of the Japanese soldiers.
These Japanese soldiers had no choice but to fight and retreat, leaving behind a large number of corpses along the way. In the end, only a small number of them managed to escape.
The entire battle lasted less than half an hour, but its intensity was extremely high.
They chased the enemy for two blocks before stopping, as the Japanese artillery resumed its offensive, forcing them to abandon the pursuit.
At this moment, Li Jianghe looked down at Kameda's corpse, picked up the samurai sword, glanced at the man's identification, and said to Lieutenant Liu:
"Hehe, I just took down a Japanese lieutenant."
"We won, Company Commander Li! You're amazing, you're incredible! I admire you!"
Lieutenant Liu couldn't help but give Li Jianghe a thumbs up.
Frankly speaking, if he had been in charge of this counterattack, he wouldn't have been able to execute it so decisively and efficiently.
No, he wouldn't even use the few troops he had to launch a counterattack; the risk would be far too great.
But Li Jianghe not only did it, he also won the battle, which naturally earned him the adjutant's admiration.
"I personally returned to the regimental headquarters to request commendation from the regimental commander."
"Lieutenant Liu said."
Li Jianghe, however, said:
"It's all thanks to the brothers. Brother Liu, you also contributed a lot this time. Without your support, we wouldn't have been able to take it down in such a short time."
"Brother Li, you are too modest."
After saying that, Lieutenant Liu took off running in the dark again.
As he spoke, he looked around and saw that besides the Japanese soldiers' corpses, there were also many soldiers from the Third Company who had fallen here forever.
These Japanese soldiers truly lived up to their reputation as elite troops; despite being bombarded by artillery and grenades, they fought to the death and refused to retreat.
In the ensuing close-quarters combat, they killed many of their men.
With such willpower and fighting ability, it's no wonder that in the early stages of the Southeast Asian campaign, they were able to rout the British and American forces, leaving them in a state of disarray.
The casualty figures were quickly tallied. The three companies killed 43 Japanese soldiers, but many more were killed by artillery fire from the rear and were not counted as part of the counterattack's success.
Our side suffered 13 wounded and 10 killed, equivalent to the loss of two infantry squads.
I've gained a lot of merit points again, and now my total merit points have reached 3400.
It seems like a lot, but if we replenish the personnel and ammunition lost this time, and also purchase some medicines, it will take at least a thousand merit points.
Of course, we also captured quite a few weapons from the Japanese.
It included 106 Type 38 rifles, 5 Type 91 light machine guns, 3 Type 92 heavy machine guns, 6 grenade launchers, and 1 Type 92 infantry gun without ammunition.
The Japanese soldiers had just replenished their ammunition, bringing their total to 5 rounds.
These weapons are enough to reinforce a company.
Li Jianghe entered the system space and stored these supplies and equipment in the system warehouse.
Subsequently, Li Jianghe purchased six basic infantry squads, two heavy machine gun squads, and one anti-tank gun squad, consuming a total of 1100 merit points.
In addition, the replenishment of medicines, first aid kits, ammunition, and grenades consumed another 300 merit points.
In terms of personnel, the entire Third Company now has more than 100 people, which can be considered a reinforced company.